Adapting to Southern Europe's 'new normal' — from droughts to floods

Extreme weather events — including major droughts, unusual heat waves and severe flooding — have recently exacerbated agricultural production difficulties in southern Europe.

The first thing rain washes away is the memory of the drought, as the saying goes.

But climate change is a problem that is not going to be washed away soon. Concerns remain for many water-stressed countries which have seen longer and more intense droughts over the past few years.

Experts argue that adap...